Striking casting



May 5, 1931. D. s. BARROWS STRIKING CASTING s Sheefs-Sheet 1 Filed Nov.14, 1925 O- Zlnuenfoz Wm f 'W attorney;

May 5, 1931 D. s. BARROWS STRIKING CASTING Filed Nov. 14, 1925 3Sheets-Sheet 2 2;; attouuu y 5,1931. D. s. BARROWS 1,804,081

STRIKING CASTING Filed Nov. 14, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented May 5,193i PATENT DONALD S. BARROWS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THESYMINGTON COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y

A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND I STRI KING CASTING Application filed.November This invention relates to devices for use in connection withdraft gear and more particularly to-a preferably integral combinedstriking casting adapted forapplication to the ends of the car sills.

The principal object of my invention, generally considered, is theprovision of a combined casting which is formed with portions serving,respectively, as a striking casting and coupler carrier iron, andprovided with rearwardly extending ears for connection with the webs ofassociated center sills.

An object of my invention is the provision of a combined casting formedwith coupler striking and carrier iron portions, and provided withr'earwardly extending ears formed with slots therein serving forreceiving an associated draft key and connected with the adjacent webportions of the center sills.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a combined castingfor connection with the underframe of a car so as to embrace theadjacent ends of the center sills thereof, said casting being formedwith rearwardly extending ears or webs preferably connected withtheadjacent web portions of the center sills exteriorly thereofand'slotted for the reception of associatedv draft keys.

A further object of my invention is the provision of an improvedconstruction for car underframes especially at the end portions thereofinvolving the employment of a combined casting with portions serving,respectively, as a coupler striking casting and carrier iron, andprovided with inward- 1y extending cars or webs connected to theadjacent ends of the associated center sills,

and serving as the front portions of cheek plates for said sills, saidcasting also being provided .with'a substantially horizontal shelf orupper web portion extending inwardly from the coupler striking portionover the carrier iron portion beyond the 14, 1925. Serial m; 69,093.

cheek plate portions of said casting and preferably connected with theassociated center sills, cover plate and end sill of the car.

Other'objects and advantages of the invention relating to the particulararrangement and combination of the various parts will become apparent asthe description proceeds.

Referring to the drawings illustrating my invention,-the scope whereofis defined by the appended claims:

Figure 1 is a plan View partially in horicharacters and considering,first, the embodi ment of my invention illustrated in Figures 1, 2, and3, there is shown a combined casting 1 formed with a coupler strikingportion 2, a coupler carrier iron or sill tie portion 3 and rearwardlyextending ear or Web portions 4 preferably lying on the outside of andadjacent to web portions 5 of center sills 6 of the car. The webportions 4 are preferably connected to the adjacent ends of the centersills 6 by a plurality of rivets 7 and are also preferably bifurcated orformed as upper and lower sections 8 and 9, respectively, leavingnotches or rearwardly open slots 10 therebetween, said slots preferablyregisteringwith the slots 11 provided'in the associated center sills 6for the reception of a usual form of draft key 12. For reinforcingtheslotted portions of the center sill webs 5, the. slotted portions ofthe webs or ears 4- of the combined casting are preferably formed withoutwardly extending ribs or flange portions 13. It will be apparent thatby virtue of the connection between webs or ears 41 and the adjacent webportions of the center sills which are preferably provided with slotsextending to the ends thereof, the upper and lower portions of centersill webs 5 separated by the slots therein are securely tied together.As an additional connection between the lower web portions 9 of thecombined casting 1 and the center sills 6, said web portions 9 arepreferably formed with outstanding flange portions 14 overlying thelower flanges 15 of the center sills and connected thereto byrivets 16.

For reinforcing the slots 11in the webs 5 of the center sills beyond thewebs or ears 4 of the combined casting 1, cheek plates 17 arepreferably-provided and connected on the outside of the webs 5 of thecenter sills by a plurality of rivets 18. These cheek plates 17 arepreferably formed with one or more slots 19 registering with the slot 11in the center sill webs. and framed or bordered by flange or ribportions 20, the outwardly extending sections of'which correspond withthe flange portions 13 around slotted portions of the webs 4 and serveas eontinuations thereof while the inwardly extending portions 21 engagethe edges of the slotted portions 11 of the center sills and serve forproperly positionin the cheek plates and providing a greater Tearingarea for the draft key 12. The flanges preferably continue to the frontor open slotted ends of the cheek plates 17 to form, in effect,continuations of the flange portions 13.

The striking casting ortion 2 of the combined casting 1 is pre erablyformed with an upright web portion 22 adapted for engagement with thehorn of the coupler 23 upon suflicient rearward motion thereof and alower inwardly extending web portion 24 overlying the shank of thecoupler 23. The web 22 is preferably increased in thickness toward thelongitudinal center line of the car or toward the intermediate portionof said web so as to reinforce the same and allow for wear between itand the coupler 23. Extending from the upper edge of the strikingportion 22 and continued rearwardly below the sill cover plate 25 andend sill 26 is a shelf or web portion 27 which is preferably connectedto the cover plate 25 and the end sill 26 by. means of rivets 28. Forbracing the web portions 22, 24, and 27, together, longitudinallyextendin web portions 29 are preferably rovide the rear portions ofwhich pref rably taper and gradually merge into the web 27. The web 27forwardly of the end sill 26 preferably extends transversely eyond thecenter sills manner 6 and the overhanging portions 30 of which arepreferably braced with respect to the web portions 4 by means oftransversely extending substantiallyvertical rib or flange portions 31preferably extending the full height of the casting. These flangeportions 31 are in turn braced to the web portions 4 by triangulargusset portions 32 and the corresponding portion of the web 27.

For permitting the web 27 to extend without a break between the sidesthereof over the ends of the center sills, said sills are preferablycoped or cut away as indicated at 33 for receiving portions 30 of thecombined casting. Preferably beginning at approximately the outer edgeof the end sill 26, the web portion 27 is preferably decreased in widthso as to lie wholly between the center sills 6 thereby avoidingextending the coped portions 33 of the center sills .for any materialdistance beyond the end sill. This makes it possible to firmly connectsaid end sill and center sills while likewise providing for the secureconnection between the combined casting 1, the cover plate 25, the endsill 26 and the center sills 6. Thenarrowed portion of the web 27 ispreferably extended for a substantial-oistance to underlie the end sill26 and, as will be apparent from a consideration of Figure 2particularly, it preferably extends beyond the ears or web portions 1 ofthe casting.

The coupler carrier iron portion3 of the combined casting is preferablyU or channelshape in cross section and formed with an upper web portion3 1 and depending flange portions 35 on either side thereof, said weband flange portions being preferably braced together by means of atransversely extending web portion 36 and the corresponding portions ofthe webs 4 of the casting. Overlying the carrier iron portion 3, thereis ,preferably provided a wear plate 37 in accordance with usualpractice for directly rethe stem of the coupler 23 are preferably reinforced by inwardly extending flanges or webs 39. In accordance withusual practice, the stem of the cou ler 23, as well asthe forwardportions 0 the yoke 40, are supported in proper position between thecenter sills 6 by means of the key 12 extending through registeringslots in the coupler and oke and through the slots 10 in the cominedcasting, slots 19 in the cheek plates and the slots 11 in the centersills, as will be understood. The slots 11 in the center sills may be ofsufiicient length to accommodate another key (not shown) if desired, inaccordance with usual practice and, if so formed, the cheek plates 17will be correspondingly constructed.

Referring now particularly to the modification of my inventionillustrated in Fig in construction with the combined casting 1 of theprevious embodiment except that the rearwardly extending ears or webportions 4 are shorter and are not adapted for direct engagement withthe associated draft key 12 It will be seen in this embodiment that onlythree rivets 7 are employed for connecting each ear or web 4 with theassociated webs as contrasted with the five rivets through each-web ofthe first modification. For this reason, although the upper and lowerportions 8 and 9 of the web 4* leave slots 10 therebetween adapted toreceive the associated draft key 12, they are not provided with anyportions for direct,

engagement withsaid draft key corresponding to the portions 13 ofthefirst embodi ment. For this reason, the cheek plates 17* must extendforward to approximately the ends of the slots 11 in the center sills 6.and the flange portions 20 and 21 thereof preferably extend entirelyaround the associated draft key 12 to provide area therefor andreinforce the slotted portions 11 in the center sills. As in theprevious embodiment, however, the connection between the Web portion 4and the webs 5 of the center sills serves for rigidly tying together theadjacent bifurcated endportions of said center sills. previousembodiment, referably extend clear to the ends thereo This connectionbetween the slotted portions of the center sills is further reinforcedin the present instance by the-cheek lates 17 which are preferablyriveted to t e webs of the center sills, as in the previous embodiment,by rivets 18 and the rearwardly extending web or ear portions 4* fromthe combined casting 1 are preferably embraced and connected between thewebs 5 of the center sills and the adjacent ends of the cheek plates 17,which ends, for the purpose, are

preferably offset as indicated at 41. Except as specially described, thecombined casting" 1 may be identical with the casting l of the firstmodification.

The slots 11" in said sills, as in the upper shelf or web portion of thecasting is continued beyond the extensions, for connection with thecover plate and end sill of the car.

Although I have disclosed certain embodiments of my invention, it willbe understood that modifications may be made within the spirit and scopeof the appended claims. Insaid claims the term car is used in its broadsense and includes all railway vehicles.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is a 1. In combinationwith the center sills, cover plate therefor, and end sill of a car, anintegral casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as astriking casting and coupler carrier iron, and provided with rearwardlyextending ears connected with the webs of said center sills and asubstantially horizontal shelf portion extending rearwardly from overthe carrier iron portion beyond said ears, the adjacent ends of thecenter sills at their upper portions being coped for the reception ofportions of said shelf extending transversely beyond said sills, and aportion of said shelf extending rearwardly between the sills andconnected with thecover plate and end sill.

2. In combination with car center sills formed with web portions andupper and lower flanges, a combined casting compris-, ing portionsserving,,respectively, as a striking casting and coupler carrier iron,and provided with rearwardly extending ears connected with the webs ofsaid center sills,

the lower rearward portions of the ears'adjacent the lower flanges ofthe center sills being formed with flange portions overlying said lowerflanges and connected thereto.

3. In combination with car center sills provided with draft keyvreceiving slots, a combined casting comprising portions serving,respectively, as a striking casting and coupler carrier iron, and formedwith rearwardly extending ears provided with slots registering with theslots in the center sills, associated cheek plate portions connected tosaid sills, portions of said ears being embraced between and connectedto adjacent webs of the center sills and said associated cheek plateportions for reinforcing the slotted portions thereof.

4. In combination with draft sills having slotted Webs, a cover platetherefor and an associated end sill of a railway vehicle, cheek platesconnected to .the outer surfaces of said webs for reinforcing theslotted portions,

said check plates havmg forwardly open,

slots registering with portions of the slots in said webs, and anintegral casting comprising portions serving respectively as a strik ingcasting and a sill tie portion spaced'be- 10w" said striking portion andconnected thereto by u right side portions to rovide an aperture orreceiving the stem 0 a couin said cheek plates and forming, in effect,

the forward complementary portions of said plates, the upper parts ofsaid side portions being connected by a shelf extending rearwardly fromthe striking portion, and the rear portion of said shelf being connectedto the cover plate and end sill.

5. In railway draft rigging, in combination with center sills havingslots therein for the reception of a draft key, cheek plates connectedone to each sill on the outer faces thereof, said cheek plates beingadapted to reinforce the rear ends of said slots, each of said cheekplates having an open-ended slot adapted to register with a portion of.the slot in the adjacent sill, and a striking casting member formed withrearwardly extending integral side portions connected to the outer facesof said sills forwardly of said cheek plates, the said side portionshaving rearwardly open slots serving to complete the slots of said cheekplates, said side portions also reinforcing the forward ends of saidslotted sills, and means for integrally connecting the lower portions,of said striking casting member.

6. In railway draft rigging, in combination with sills having slots openat the ends of said sills and adapted for the reception neoaoei DONALDS. BARRUWS.

of a draft key, cheek plates connected one to each sill on the outerfaces thereof, said cheek plates reinforcing the rear ends of saidslotted portions, said cheek plates having forwardly open slotsregistering with portions of the slots in the sills to which connected,and a striking casting member formed with rearwardly extending integralside portions connected to the outer faces of said sills forwardly ofsaid cheek plates, the said side portions closing the open ends of thesill slots and having rearwardly open slots registering with portions ofthe sill slots and alined with and completing the slots of said cheekplates, said side portions also embracing and reinforcing the forwardends of said sills, and an integral tie portion connecting the lowerends of said side portions. 1

7. In railway draft rigging, in combination with draft sills havingslotted webs, acover plate therefor, cheek plates connected to the outersurfaces of said webs for reinforcing the slotted portions, said checkplates having slots registering with' portions of the slots in saidwebs, and an integral casting, comprising portions serving respectivelyas a striking casting and a sill tie portion spaced below said strikingportion and connected thereto by upright side portions providing anaperture adapted tore-

